Apologies Vikki I have only just seen this thread. hearty congrats on being selected for this. As you know I am working elsewhere this spring summer so may not be able to get to Brighton to cheer you on. However if there is anything I can do to help then please let me know. .... Don't over complicate things and run to your body.... somedays it says "yes"I will let you run well and sometimes it say no you can't that's what machines do....... look after them or they will break down....

5 mile in 44 is around 9.15 pace...This is well above your MP and having just done a tempo run i don't see the point. How's the calf, if it's still tight then definatly bin that speed run. A steady state 6 will do you better then the fast five.

Remember that a schedule does not have to stuck to religiously, FairyE...set off for ten but cut short if your legs feel empty...if the session does not fit then change it guys...every year i sit and write my training out and make countless changes as life conspires to get in the way.

Thanks for the good luck. Race is at 11. Target pacing is 5 miles easy (12:00) 10 miles MP (11:15), meaning I ought to get round in 2:50 or so. Under 3 will do me, especially as it's been blowing a gale today and there's talk of a hill... In fact, two hills, seeing as it's 2 laps.

Is being lapped one of those rites of passage that you ought to experience once to be a real runner?

Waves to Gatton- my fellow olympian- well of the voulnteering sort anyway!!

Hello Rod glad to have you onboard!!

Hope your 10 is going/gone well FairyElephant!!

Spence for coming in quicker than expect that's great news!! now you can enjoy the rest of the weekend feeling smug that you've banked your long run!! Hope the knees ok...?

Calf seems fine didnt feel it at all yesterday..... so think I'll go out for 6 steady miles tomorrow before work!!

Will shuffle next week around as think I'll do my fartlek on Monday as have to work Tuesday afternoon now and off to meet a potential wedding photographer in the morning so won't get chance to run.......Although depending on what prices she quotes the meeting might not be very long as some of the prices I've seen have far too many 000's on them

So if I do a MP run in the week FF could I still do a portion of the long run at MP or save that for another week where I don't have a MP run?

Vikki......posted afternoon now and off to meet a potential wedding photographer in the morning so won't get chance to run.......Although depending on what prices she quotes the meeting might not be very long as some of the prices I've seen have far too many 000's on them

What my son arranged was for everyone to have throw away cameras to take what ever photos they wanted and that left the parents to take the family ones. Everyone sent the cameras to the bride to decide which photos she wanted. they came out great and saved a fortune....... just an idea..... Going to Wembley on 4th Feb.....

I am a bodge it all together with bits and bobs sort of person and doing the Outlaw in July so trying to fit it in with the biking and running......I have a 14miler on my plan for my next long run. Not run that far before so will see how that one goes.

Good luck with the 14miler- i'm sure it'll be great are you doing that next Sunday? I don't know how you guys find time to bike and swim!!!

Did you make it ot for your ride FF?

The crappy high winds round the country made me very late home from work last night- as we had planes and passengers stuck everywhere- 1am infact! I woke up this morning with the beginnings of the lurgy thats going round work so I missed my run but have dosed my self up with vit c and ocld and flu and hopefully will be feeling better later.....

Bit gutted as I missed runs last week and one this week but i guess that's like what FF said yesterday- life comes along and gets in the way.... but I'd rather be ill now than nearer the time!

14miler was this morning and done in a bit of a gusty way. Advice from my mentor was to run it easy and not worry about the pace as I need to get the miles in my legs. Was a bit of a hilly route and got a text from my training buddy as he had come down with the lurgy so forced myself out on my own!!!!! That took some doing, was tempted to go ride with hubby. Managed a 10.21 pace without dying. Felt okay but was glad to finish.

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